248 C. 6. Anno viccfimo Edward i III. A. D. 1346. Sic the References, to the foregoing Chapter, have commanded and do command, That all the Great Men from henceforth fhall void from their Re- tinue Fees and Robes all fuch Bearers and Maintain- ed in the Country, without fhewing to them any Aid, Favour, or Comfort in any Manner. And moreover we have ordained to do come before Us at a certain Day, or before them whom we fhall depute of our Counfel, fuch Bearers and Maintainers of di- vers Counties, and them do to be diligently examined and charged, that they from henceforth void them of fuch Maintenances or other Procurements making in the Country in Damage of our People ; and that upon grievous Pains, which to them fhall be fhewed.' Cotton MS. noftre poeple fi avoms commaunde & commaun- doms qe toutz lez graundez ouftent defore en a- vaunt de lour retenuz feez & robez toutz tielx mefnours & maintenours en pays faunz null fa- vour eide ou comfort faire a eux defore en qeconqe manere Et ouftre ceo nous avoms or_deigne de faire venir a certein jour devaunt nous pu ceux qe nous dep'uterons de noftre Counfeil tielx menours & main- tenours dez diverfez Counteez & de lez faire exa- miner et charger affiduelment qils fe ouftent de- fore dez tielx maintenauncez et procurementz faire en pays en damage de noftre poeple et ceo fur gre- voufez peynez qe lour ferrount monftrez. -Not in Orig. Rcgift. 1S8. 4 Ed. 3. c. 2. S«34EJ.3. c. 4. ivbat Perfons fball be returned en Juries. The firft five ^Chapters are repealed by 5 Eliz. c 4. £^ 7'ii< Sta'ulc, 7: it faiJ, could ■not be made in this Tear, CAP. VI. Juilices of Affile fhall enquire of and punifti the Mifdemeanour of Officers and other Offenders. ITEM, We will and have ordained, That the Ju- "| T EM voloms et avoms ordeigne qe lez Juftices ftices afligned to take Affifes fhall have Com- miffions fufficient to inquire in their Seflions of She- riffs, Efcheators, Bailiff's of Franchifes, and their Under Minifters, and alfo of Maintainors, common Embraceors, and Jurors in the Country, and of the Gifts, Rewards, and other Profits, which the faid Minifters do take of the People to execute their Of- fice, and that which pertaineth to their Office, and for making the Array of Pannels, putting in the fame fufpecl Jurors, and of evil Fame, and of- that Maintainors, Embraceors, and Jurors do take Gifts and Rewards of the Parties, whereby Lofles and Da- mages do very grievoufly come daily to the People, in Subverfion of the Law, and Difturbance of common Right, and to punifti all them which thereof fhall be found guilty, according as Law and Reafon requi- red!, as well at our Suit as at the Parties. (2) And thereupon we have charged our Chancellor and Trea- furer to hear the Complaints of all them which will complain, and to ordain that fpeedy Remedy be -there- of made. (3) Wherefore we do command, That thou do caufe the faid Points and Ordinances afore- faid openly to be publifhed * and fhewed at, fuch Pla- ces within thy Bailiwick as thou fhalt think good, to the end that they which feel them grieved in the Form afore- faid, may purfue for Remedy according^ to the faid Or- dinance, and that our People may perceive our Intent and TJrlll in this Behalf and the Dejire that we have, that even Right may be done to all our Subjects, as well Poor as Rich, and that the Offenders be reftrained and pu- niflied. Dated at IVeJbninjler the Seventh Day of March, the Year of our Reign of England the Twen- tieth, aiid of France the Seventh.' as aflifez prendre aflignez eient fufficeant Com- miffion denquere en lour Officez dez Vifc' Efche- tours Baillifs dez Fraunchifez et leur South-Mini- ftrez et auxint dez maintenours comunes aflifours et Jurrours en paiis fur dez douns regardez et au- tres profitz qe lez ditz Miniftrez pernent du poe- ple pur lour officez et de ceo qe atteint a lour office et pur larraie dez panelles mettantz en icelles Jur- rours fufpeelz et de male fame et de ceo qe lez maintenours aflifours et Jurrours pernent douns re- gardes et lowers dez partiez dount perdez et da- mages trop grevoufez avieignent a poeple de jour en autre en fubverfion de la ley et deftourbance de commune droit et de punir toutz ceux qe ent fer- rount trovez coupablez folonqe ceo qe la reafon de- mande a la fuite fibien de Roi come de partie Et fur ceo avoms charge noz Chaunceller et Treforer doier lez pleintz dez toutz ceux qe pleindre fe vou- dront et de ordiner qe haftive droit et remedie ent foit fait pur quoy vous mandoms qe lez pointz et ordeignauncez fuilditz facez overtement monftrer et publier &c. Don &c. The Statute of Labourers, made 23 Ed w. III. and Anno Dorn. 1349. FD WARD by the Grace of God, &c. to the Reverend Father in Chrift, JVUliam, by the ' lame Grace Archbifhop of Canterbury, Pri- mate of all England, Greeting. Becaufe a great Part of the People, and efpecially of Workmen and Ser- vants, late died of the Peltilence, many feeing the Neceflity of Mafters, and great Scarcity of Servants, will not krvt unlefs they may receive exceflive Wa- o MS. Reg. 19 A. XIV. n UIA magna pars populi et maxime opera- riorum et fervientium nuper in peftilentia moriebaiur, nonnulli videntes neceflitatem Dominorum et paucitattm fervientium, fervire no- luerunt, nifi falaria recipient exceffiva, et alii memiicare malentes in otio quam per laborem peF- quirere vi£tum fuum : DominusRex attendens qu< gravia exigentia prefertim cultorum et operariorurr hujufraod
